Spin, I just seen your post and had to laugh. I'm from WI and have built or helped build probably 25 of these. A couple cousins of mine up in the north have cots and wood stoves in them. That's a bit extreme. I swear a few of these you could live in for a while.

I've got relatives in North Dakota with setups like that. Heated, cots and an exterior deck. They play cards while someone takes a turn looking for deer lol. Last I talked they told me they had satellite tv but I'm choosing to believe that was a joke. At least I hope it was.

satellite TV and the NFL package are not uncommon in deer blinds around the country. During elk season, I know a few camps that bring their dishes and big screens, hook up to the generator and watch all the football games.

Spin, I just seen your post and had to laugh. I'm from WI and have built or helped build probably 25 of these. A couple cousins of mine up in the north have cots and wood stoves in them. That's a bit extreme. I swear a few of these you could live in for a while.

I've got relatives in North Dakota with setups like that. Heated, cots and an exterior deck. They play cards while someone takes a turn looking for deer lol. Last I talked they told me they had satellite tv but I'm choosing to believe that was a joke. At least I hope it was.

satellite TV and the NFL package are not uncommon in deer blinds around the country. During elk season, I know a few camps that bring their dishes and big screens, hook up to the generator and watch all the football games.

The plan for erecting the thing is to build the blind out and paint it first. I'm using lag screws to join walls at base and to other walls. Then I will deconstruct it down to four walls and a roof.

After that, I will mount the base onto the compound angle elevator brackets that the legs insert into. I'm hoping that I can upright the base by hand and use of a notched board to push on the platform until it tips up onto all fours - I will test that at home. If I can't do that by myself, then I either need to take my tractor out to the field to do it the easy way, or put the wife to work on site. Once upright, the ladder is attached, the walls taken up one at a time and re-attached, then the roof and doors to finish. Sounds good in theory.

Anyone have suggestions for a roof. A lot of people use corrugated metal 'cause it's quick, easy, light, etc. Personally, I hate the sound of rain on metal objects near me when I'm hunting (think tin cans/garbage). I'm leaning towards corrugated acrylic/plastic or plywood covered by the roofing material that comes on a roll, or shingles, which I already have in the garage (but that may be way too heavy).

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they really aren't that difficult to raise into place. The more vertical you get, the easier it is. While it is on the ground, you can cantilever a counterweight off the frame to assist. Most of the time I did it, just had a few guys and started walking it up. On one used a long 2x4 and pushed it up.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I've already got it taken apart and ready to take out to the field after a last few modifications.

I may try that cantilever idea JimmyHoffa. How much weight (and how far out) do you recommend to just get the legs and the platform up? Probably only a hundred and fifty pounds max. I couldn't do it by myself - I had to get the wife to help ( Sucks getting old!)

I found a 6 X 8 indoor/outdoor carpet at Home Depot for 18 bucks. Folded in half, it should provide double thickness insulation and dry quicker than other materials (assuming the place isn't watertight).

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